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Iraq’s rationale for the invasion was primarily to cripple Iran and prevent Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini from exporting the 1979 Iranian Revolution movement to Shia-majority Iraq and threaten the Sunni-dominated Ba’athist leadership.
Akbar Abdi Aghabagher (1939–2026) was one of Iran’s most celebrated actors and comedians, earning widespread …